Its made to help increase speed with the weight making it harder to move. Unloading on a heavy bag for hours at a time is horrible for your rotator cuffs.
Why is this such a big misconception ?
Its made to help increase speed with the weight making it harder to move. Unloading on a heavy bag for hours at a time is horrible for your rotator cuffs.
Why is this such a big misconception ?
What ?
You'd be suprised how many people look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them the exact same thing.
By "heavy bag," do you mean young children?
From: Jonwell
Date: 10/02/06 04:46 PM
Member Since: 01/01/2001
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You'd be suprised how many people look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them the exact same thing.
Thats what they are made for... you dont gain power by fucking up a heavy bag.
Hitting a heavy bag does help develop your impact muscles, which in turn helps you hit harder.
Yeah but u can hit the heavy bag at a normal punch speed... you dont need to punch THROUGH it. You will eventually get hurt./
I know what you mean
Hey lets all train half speed on our punches so we have no idea how to throw a full on punch when it's needed.
So what does the mouth suggest for full power/speed punch training instead of the heavy bag?
wrists, double important when hands are taped.
Power -- and Punching Through it are two different things.
LOL @ my look having anything to do with my knowledge.... love how some of you internet retards are so dense.
Ive been sparring for 3-4 years. Pretty sure anyone I have hit hard will tell you that you are an idiot.
That's cool............been hitting the bag since 1976 when I started boxing at elizabeth verrick gym in Coconut Grove, Fl.
Thanks for teaching me something that somehow eluded me for 30 years.
Ponyboy... send 30 dollars to your favorite charity in my name.
Thanks.
Right... end of punch contact.
Ryukyu Damashi is correct.
you should alternate use of the heavy bag on punching. light most of the time and bursts of heavy impact. beating it hard all the time wont make for a long healthy shoulder.There are other light or non impact drills and tools to develop endurance and explosiveness.
Kicks however, blast away with the shin conditioning.
Not sure what to say. I am a heavy hitter, I have broken steal hanging chains that hold the bag a few times. Never had a shoulder rotator cuff problem.
It makes no sense to me to not hit a bag hard. Problem could be the bag is too heavy or hard you use.
Maybe bad form, not sure. Or just could be an individual problem for some people.
Other than that I am a firm believer you train how you fight.
Vary it. Sometimes you want to work hard punches, othertimes you want to work speed. Both are valid.
(Been sparring a bit longer than 4 years myself)
"Other than that I am a firm believer you train how you fight. "
I agree with that. I have to roll with a friend I wrestled with in practice just cause I know hell go hard. Now you shouldnt go all out every time your on the bag but you dont want to program that muscle memory to just pitty pat a jab......
Okay, so you don't hit the heavy bag with hard punches. You don't hit the speed bag with hard punches (duh). You certainly don't shadowbox with hard punches.
So exactly where in your training do you actually ever hit anything with hard punches?